The Grain~ Happy Holidays! 2009

~Ellie's Corner~Blessings to you and your families this winter. How thankful I am for each one of you! This time of year is a special reminder ~to take the moments and appreciate everything we have! I am so excited to see all my children this Christmas! I hope you will have special time with your family and friends!

3 things I am trying to do and hope you can also find time to try during this busy time of year:
1. Purposefully take time to relax and find peace in the busyness. It is so healing to relax, only then can we fully give to others.
2. Remember the purpose of each holiday celebrated ~ what matters most is not things; what matters is shared joy, love and friendship.
3. Make gift giving meaningful and economical:

Give gifts that have meaning such as a card that says what you appreciate about the person ~plan time together such as going out for coffee or to the park.

Give practical gifts like food, toothbrushes and other necessities to help loved ones offset costs.

Give the gift of Health:Flax seed~We all need to eat and we need our health. We have an extra special deal for your gift giving savings! ~See below~

This offer won't last long~Give the Gift of Health! If you can help your friends and family members start eating healthier, you have given them SO MUCH more than a nice present; you are giving them a way to be healthier and feel better!

Heat oven to 375*, Bake for 45 minutes until fruit is bubbling and topping is deep golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature.
For variations with other fruit, see Flax Apple Crisp Recipe.Flax Apple Crisp low fat is Delicious with whipped cream or ice cream (low fat of course :) ! Serves 4-5
If you want a larger apple crisp to serve 10, double the recipe and use a 9x13 pan, Bake at 375* for 55 minutes.

Over and over I hear from people who are able to help their bodies start on a healing process Simply from eating healthy and exercise. This is why I am so passionate about health and flax!If we give our body the nutrition it so desperately needs, our bodies have a good chance of being able to start to heal!

Have you seen Food Matters yet? I want to try to see it over Christmas, but many people have told me that it is excellent! I HAVE seen The Future of Food + HIGHLY recommend watching it.

The more we know, the more we can do.
We have made this available on our site and you can watch it for FREE.
~The Future of Food Documentary~Watch it Free here
There are many excellent documentaries out right now. Some of the documentaries we recommend watching:
*The Future of Food *Food, Inc. *Food Matters *Fast Food Nation (book + movie) *Sweet Misery: A poisoned world, *King Corn, *Bad Seed: The Truth About Our Food, *Super Size MeAre there documentaries or books you would recommend?

THANK YOU for reading this newsletter! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I look forward to our journey together to learn more aboutHealthy Eating and Living. :) I appreciate you. Have a Flax-A-LiciouS Holiday!! ~

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